Archive for April 14th, 2008
European Small Businesses Flood Insurance Guide Launched
More Than Business: A new guide has been launched to help small businesses choose flood insurance. The Insurance for Small Businesses guide has been put together by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in response to the high number of firms affected by last year’s floods. After last summer’s flooding, the insurance industry registered more [...]
WCAX: Laura Zambarano calls motherhood the most important job she’s ever had. “Whenever you do something you love and enjoy, it always works out in the end,” she says. Even when her first-grader and kindergartner aren’t underfoot– they’re nearby in photos. But when the Jericho native decided to leave a career as a Spanish teacher [...]
From Idea To Success In 3 Years
The Ranger Online: When you think “soccer mom,” usually the minivan full of screaming kids with big appetites comes to mind. For soccer mom Jennifer Harper, it was the creative force behind Peek-a-Pic!, a fun and fashionable photo mailer that holds up to 24 pictures and a photo CD and doubles as a picture frame. [...]
Be Still & Knit From Hobby To Business
This mom owned website has three different directions it goes in. Be Still & Knit offers knitting and crochet classes, hand-knit baby and children’s items as well as a charity program called Blankets for Deployed Daddies which gives hand-knit blankets to the babies of deployed soldiers. With the many years experience to back her up [...]
Be Still & Knit From Hobby To Business
This mom owned website has three different directions it goes in. Be Still & Knit offers knitting and crochet classes, hand-knit baby and children’s items as well as a charity program called Blankets for Deployed Daddies which gives hand-knit blankets to the babies of deployed soldiers. With the many years experience to back her up [...]
Making Appointments For Doctor Or Dinner
The New York Times: The e-commerce bandwagon bypassed millions of carpenters, massage therapists, lawyers and other service providers, mostly because it is impossible to drop an appointment into a shopping cart without unleashing a scheduling nightmare. Now that a set of Internet start-up companies has emerged to help solve this problem, though, small businesses could [...]
lifehack.org: Telecommuting has been suggested as a cure-all from everything from the stress of your morning commute to that high carbon footprint you want to reduce. And odds are you have a whole list of what you need to make the switchover: software packages, computer specs, technical equipment for your profession. Every productivity website has [...]
A Digital Sweatshop Called ‘Home’
International Herald Tribune: They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home. A growing work force of home-office laborers and entrepreneurs, armed with computers and smartphones and wired to the hilt, [...]
Observer-Dispatch: Bret Snyder had a tough time finding couture dresses for his wife’s miniature pincher Nicolina. There weren’t many stores for dog specialty wear, so Snyder brought it all together in his one-stop Web site, nicolinaballerina.com, a boutique that sells dog couture wear and accessories. “The pet industry is the fastest growing industry. Everybody is [...]
6 Simple Steps For Word Of Mouth
Marketing Profs Daily Fix: Holly Suttmann, a former schoolteacher, started the Black & Light Candle company. Holly really understands word of mouth. Lessons from Holly: 1. Cultivate key talkers. She’s sent me two personal notes and really built a relationship with me. 2. Use samples. People can’t talk about a product they haven’t seen. 3. [...]
